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Mogadishu Coordinates

Banadir, Somalia · Elevation 9m

Quick answer: Mogadishu is located at 2.046900, 45.318200 (N, E).

Different tools require different formats — Garmin devices default to DDM, military maps use MGRS, topo maps use UTM, and web apps expect Decimal Degrees. Copy whichever format your device or application needs. Click any format abbreviation to learn how it works.

All Coordinate Formats

DD

Decimal Degrees

2.046900, 45.318200
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

2°2'48.84"N 45°19'5.52"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

2°2.8140'N 45°19.0920'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

38N 535385 226248
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

38NNH3538526248
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

t025xhxsn
Plus Code

Open Location Code

6HJ728W9+MJ

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

The point on the exact opposite side of Earth from Mogadishu. If you drilled straight through the planet's center, you would emerge here.

Antipodal coordinates

-2.046900, 45.318200

Hemisphere: S, E

DD

Decimal Degrees

-2.046900, 45.318200
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

2°2'48.84"S 45°19'5.52"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

2°2.8140'S 45°19.0920'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

38M 535385 9773752
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

38MNC3538573752
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

mp8hr5rey
Plus Code

Open Location Code

6H97X839+72

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 38NNH3538526248 means.

Component Value Meaning
UTM Zone 38 One of 60 vertical slices of Earth (6° wide each). Zone 38 runs 42° to 48° longitude.
Latitude Band N One of 20 horizontal bands (8° tall each), lettered C–X (skipping I and O). Indicates the general latitude region.
100 km Square NH A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter N (west–east) and row letter H (south–north).
Easting 35385 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 26248 Distance north within the 100 km square. Same resolution as easting (10 m).

Geohash Precision

A geohash encodes coordinates by subdividing the Earth into progressively smaller cells. Each extra character roughly halves the cell area. The table below shows Mogadishu's geohash at every precision level alongside the bounding box each level represents.

Length Geohash Cell Size
1
t
≈ 5,000 × 5,000 km
2
t0
≈ 1,250 × 625 km
3
t02
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
t025
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
t025x
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
t025xh
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
t025xhx
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
t025xhxs
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
t025xhxsn
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

Precision 9 (highlighted) is the default and provides sub-5-metre accuracy for most applications.

About Mogadishu

Capital of Somalia, an Indian Ocean port city known as "Hamar" and the oldest city in East Africa.

Live Converter

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DD

2.046900, 45.318200

DMS

2°2'48.84"N 45°19'5.52"E

DDM

2°2.8140'N 45°19.0920'E

UTM

38N 535385 226248

MGRS

38NNH3538526248

GH

t025xhxsn

OLC

6HJ728W9+MJ

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